Program reduced use of IV hydromorphone and morphine.

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Table of Contents

Features

Strict policies are needed to protect patients.

New treatmetnt has rapid onset of action.

Identifying the best evidence for DOAC use in certain populations.


Case Report
A Case Report of Thrombocytosis in a Patient Receiving Ciprofloxacin and Ceftriaxone

Case report points to risk of ciprofloxacin–ceftriaxone combination.


Perspective

Men might have benefited from getting a more complete ED story.


Editorial

A good bye from Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Departments

Health Care & Law

 

Prescription Washington

Congress divided on drug pricing legislation.

 

Medication Errors

 

Istradefylline (Nourianz) as adjunctive treatment to levodopa/carbidopa in patients with Parkinson’s disease experiencing “off” episodes.

 

Drug Forcast

 

Meeting Highlights

 

Meeting Highlights

 

Industry announcements

  • PROTEX® Launches PBX-CR(TM) for Temporary Medical Facility Use
  • AIKido Pharma Inc. Adopts Plan to Preserve Valuable Tax Assets
  • Cigna Makes It Easier For Hospitals To Focus On COVID-19 By Helping Accelerate Patient Transfers
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Prices Offering of USD-Denominated Senior Notes
  • NCLEX® Exams to Resume in Limited Capacity March 25, 2020
  • Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS) Markets, Epidemiology and Forecast to 2030 - Featuring Emerging Drugs AKCEA-ANGPTL3-LRx, Lomitapide, AKCEA-APOCIII - LRx, and ARO-APOC3
  • Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Announces Initiative To Expand Availability Of VIBATIV® To Treat Hospital-Acquired & Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Resulting From Coronavirus Infections
  • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to Produce Face Masks for First Responders and Health Care Workers
  • Global Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Industry Assessment, 2020 Featuring InflaRx, Novartis Pharma, Incyte Corp, UCB Biopharma, and Janssen Pharma
  • 2020 Contrast Media Market Assessment Report - Bayer and Daiichi Sankyo are the Leading Players
  • Moberg Pharma Enters Financing Agreement of Up To SEK 216 Million for Further Investments in MOB-015
  • Milestone Pharmaceuticals Announces Topline Results from First-of-its-kind Phase 3 NODE-301 Trial of Etripamil for At-home Acute PSVT Treatment
  • Affinity Health Partners Brings Point Of Care COVID-19 Tests To Its Facilities
  • Global Vasomotor Symptoms Market (2017 to 2030) - Featuring TherapeuticsMD, Astellas Pharma & Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Among Others
  • Lamellar Ichthyosis (LI) Industry Outlook, 2030 Featuring Emerging Drugs TMB-001, Trifarotene (CD5789), and KB105